32 Weeks and Still Partying!

Labor and Delivery 101

John and I went to the first of a two session birthing class this weekend and all I can say is WHOA! I knew they would show us the video of the woman giving birth but I had no idea they were going to show us THREE! Despite the video play by play, it was informative and surprisingly, I left feeling more confident about labor and delivery than I did before. Ironically, the nurse emphasized the key to a successful delivery is to relax. I'm not a rocket scientist but some of the women in those videos didn't look very relaxed.

It was interesting to talk to other pregnant women in the class and to see how some of the other "dads-to-be" reacted to a lot of the information that was given. I was also surprised to learn that all the rooms are one stop shopping. Your assigned room is the same room that you deliver in and they never take the baby out of the room unless there are complications. They do everything right there, weighing, cleaning, and baby monitoring. Our next session will include more breathing exercises (tired of that already), an overview of options for pain management (YAY!), and a tour of the hospital. Hopefully no more videos!